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  1. moonslav59
    That is basically the underlying point being made, and we "put up with it" for years too long. The idea that the worst defensive 1Bman in recent memory was "blocking" 1B was an absurd point, and back then Casas had trade value or could have DH'd. Story is now going on year two playing SS while being a clear negative on D. It's arguable we have someone better, so at least there is a case to be made on why he's still there, but I'd try Mayer at SS.
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    Gray last pitched on May 6th, so he should be fine to start. (Extra day of rest) Bennett pitched on the 7th, so today would be his normal 5 day start. Bello pitched okay on May 5th.
  3. moonslav59
    The league OPS has been about .715 since the start of 2015. Rafaela is at .714. Assuming he's still an average hitter, the day he would have been a FA, he'd likely get $80M/4. He's got a 4.6 fWAR and 5.6 bWAR since 2025, and I thought you respected WAR. You seem to bending over backwards to not have to admit you might have been wrong about his extension. It certainly looks like breaking even is a near lock.
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    LOL.
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    Yes, with Mayer, his health is the first hurdle to get over. If he can be a plus defender and OPS over .725 to .750, he'll be a huge improvement over a decade of our 2B history. Campbell has a ways to go, but he's got time. Anthony seems like the best bet of all, but he's got issues to work through, too, and his injuries are starting to pile up. Bello looks like a lost cause, despite his last decent game. Rafaela looks like a plus, but it's a long contract.
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    The arb part can be projected and comp'ed after his arb years would have run out, but he was still pre-arb when they extended him. How many years did he have before free agency? He may beat out what his pay would have been, but probably not by a significant amount. $50M/8 (Let's say he'd have 4 year after control runs out '29-'32. IMO, he'd get $50M/4 easily- maybe $80-100/4 from someone.) 24:$1M, 25:$1M, 26:$2M, 27:$3.5M, 28:$5.5M, 29:$7.5M, 30:$10.5M, 31:$13M, 32:$16M club option ($4M buyout)
  7. moonslav59
    Yup. I'm hopeful with Cora gone, maybe moving Story off SS has a slightly better chance at happening a bit sooner.
  8. moonslav59
    Romy, too. The way Ref is doing, it didn't hurt.
  9. moonslav59
    The Anthony-Mayer-Campbell trio might have been the highest ranked in the history of the Sox. The jury is still out, as these guys are young and making adjustments as we speak. Now that our focus has turned to pitching, maybe guys like Arias, Gonzales and Godbout can surprise us. The way Arias is hitting, it might not be a shock, if he does well.
  10. moonslav59
    That's what most people agree on, and it seemed that way to me, too. IMO, these type of early extensions should be very well thought out. Most teams that do this often sign just he cream of the crop, and I'd say that appeared to be Anthony and Campbell. (Mayer's injuries prevented him from being on the short list.) The Bello & Rahaela signings were not in that mold, but they also did not sign for big money, either (nor did KC.) The Bello extension looks real bad, now, despite getting some good pitching from him for a couple years. Rafaela might exceed the value of his deal at this pace.
  11. moonslav59
    Super star or just a star? I think they felt the Minor League Player of the Year had a good chance at becoming a star or better. Note: he still might.
  12. moonslav59
    True, but that should have been the plan. Casas injury> Yoshida DH.
  13. moonslav59
    This makes me shake my head: BA/OBP/SLG/OPS .235/314/.353/.667 Overall .240/319/.356/.675 Men on Base .245/.329/.369/.698 RISP While all these numbers suck, it surprises me they do better when men ar on base & in scoring position. (Slightly. It was better a couple weeks ago.)
  14. moonslav59
    I get that but Breggie is better at 3B, Devers is better at 1B, Casas is better at 1B and Story was better at 2B. (Mayer SS?)
  15. moonslav59
    Okay. I thought you were starting with 2027 and assumed KMarte would not accept the $11.5M player option at the end.
  16. moonslav59
    KC would not have been arb eligible for a few more years, so ask again, later.
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    In the tiny sample size he faced LHPs, this year (8 PAs) he has an OPS over 1.100.
  18. moonslav59
    The league context is needed, and the TBR ranks this in the AL, but yes-- WOW! 14th in HRs (Ahead of BOS) 15th in fWAR everyday players 10th OPS 3rds OBP 3rd Pitching fWAR (2nd ERA- and 6th in FIP) 3rd Defense DRS
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    If he's still good for all the years, how is it $34M/yr.
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    True, but wasnt it just for one added year?
  21. moonslav59
    That's the worst corner infield defense in MLB history.... Casas & Devers
  22. moonslav59
    I can't know what any one GM might be thinking. I'm sure he'd have traded Tomas for Duran... LOL. One thing that got me talking KMarte so much, this past winter was his relatively low pay: 26:$15M, 27:$12M, 28:$20M, 29:$22M, 30:$22M, 31:$11.5M player option
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    They aren't in salary dump mode, and I don't think they'd take Duran and Bello, even if we paid their full boats. Duran- NO! I think he may be viewed as a headcase by some GMs, past prime by others and maybe both by more than we think.
  24. moonslav59
    If AZ is out of it near the deadline, we might have a shot, but will likely be sellers not buyers.
  25. moonslav59
    If nobody was beating down the door for Duran a few months ago, I doubt anyone is now. To me, the hope that he might return to his 2024 or even 2025 form is probably worth enough to keep him over trading him for peanuts. Nobody wants Yoshida or Story, even if we pay all but $6-8M of their deals- maybe not even $4-5M remaining. (Maybe not even $2M!) Our value pieces are Gray and Chapman.
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